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Helia 1994, Vol. 17(21) 33-40

INTERACTION EFFECT OF Azotobacter AND PHOSPHATE - SOLUBILISING FUNGI ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF SUNFLOWER

R. Gururaj & R. R. Mallikarjunaiah

pp. 33 - 40

Publish Date: January 01, 1994  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

Five Azotobacter and seven phosphate-solubilizing fungi were isolated from sunflower rhizosphere identified, screened for their nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilisting efficiency. Azotobacher cuultures did not inhibity any fungi; on the other hand, all fungal cultures suppressed the growth of Azotobacter, except three Penicillum cultures (H.F-3,4 and5). Azotobacter cultures GA2 and GA3 increased seed germination but the other three did not. All Azotobacter cultures increased radicale/plumule lenght significantly except GA-1 where it reduced the radicle lenght by 13.6 percent over the control. All fungal cultures showed high deleterious effect on seed germination as well as on radicle/plumule growth as compared with the control. The combined growth Azotobacter cultures(GA-1 and GA-3) with Penicillum (HF-4 &5) and Aspergillus (GF-1 and2) species increased the lenght of both radicle and plumule but the culture combinations decreased the lenght of both radicle and plumule over the control.

Keywords: (Helianthus annuus L.), Azotobacter, phosphate, fungi, germination, seedling, growth.


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
Gururaj, R., & Mallikarjunaiah, R.R. (1994). INTERACTION EFFECT OF Azotobacter AND PHOSPHATE - SOLUBILISING FUNGI ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF SUNFLOWER. Helia, 17(21), 33-40.

Harvard
Gururaj, R. and Mallikarjunaiah, R. (1994). INTERACTION EFFECT OF Azotobacter AND PHOSPHATE - SOLUBILISING FUNGI ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF SUNFLOWER. Helia, 17(21), pp. 33-40.

Chicago 16th edition
Gururaj, R. and R. R. Mallikarjunaiah (1994). "INTERACTION EFFECT OF Azotobacter AND PHOSPHATE - SOLUBILISING FUNGI ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF SUNFLOWER". Helia 17 (21):33-40.